After assigning Kiana and the others their respective farming areas, Leo walked towards the men's restroom.
Now that the matter with the third-year students was considered resolved, theoretically speaking, a Treasure Chest should spawn here.
And the result was just as he expected; a large Treasure Chest had indeed spawned in the restroom.
It was just that—
"Is there only one Badge?"
Opening the Treasure Chest, a trace of disappointment couldn't help but appear on his face.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, these wraiths of the third-year students had dragged out a series of terrifyingly strong enemies. He could even say he had gambled his life at the gates of hell.
Therefore, even though the previous mission had already given him quite a few rewards, compared to the difficulty of the entire mission, the reward in this Treasure Chest still seemed somewhat shabby.
It was just that—
When he saw the attributes on the Badge clearly, he couldn't help but freeze.
[Badge: Lucky Strike]
[Description: Luck is always hidden in corners no one cares about.]
[Effect: Sure Hit · Your next attack will hit no matter what!]
[Cooldown: 1:00 or one Reset refresh]
[——The Goddess of Luck is smiling.]
Sorry... I was superficial just now!
Undoubtedly, the ability of this Badge was absolutely worthy of the difficulty of the entire mission.
After all, one must know that Badges are different from other equipment; they do not have level distinctions.
In other words, its ability will definitely take effect.
And a Badge that allowed him to hit the enemy under any circumstances was naturally particularly important, completely no less valuable than [Badge · Youth].
The former could provide him with high burst damage, while the latter could ensure his attacks wouldn't miss.
With these two Badges present, his overall strength could increase by a large chunk.
Even if he had to face those monster big shots from before again, he believed he wouldn't be without the power to fight.
"Good stuff..."
Grasping the [Badge: Lucky Strike] in his hand, he personally pinned it onto the phantom of the Homu doll suit behind him, rather than directly equipping it to the Homu doll suit with a thought.
And the last one to receive such treatment was naturally [Badge · Youth].
For the time being, he had obtained another trump card sufficient to change the tide of battle.
Meanwhile—
On the playground, purple blade light had already lit up.
Although it was her first time on the battlefield in the true sense, MEI's mindset was naturally impeccable.
Not to mention, she had Raiden Mei assisting by her side.
The high unification of their two consciousnesses made their movements flow like moving clouds and flowing water, without the slightest hindrance.
Seeing this, Sakura, who was guarding on the side, also completely relaxed and could begin her slaughter without scruples.
—Or rather, it was a transcendence and release for this crowd of Zombies on the playground.
After all, her blade was too fast, and ruthless enough.
Therefore, before these Zombies could even take action, they directly dissipated into the wind.
From a distance, she looked like a pink storm sweeping through the entire playground.
Aside from leaving three Zombie squads close by for MEI to practice on, she swept the Zombie squads on the entire playground empty in no time.
Next, once MEI finished off these three Zombie squads, they could push deep into the backstage of the rostrum.
"Done."
After making Sakura wait for a short while, MEI wiped the sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but smile at Sakura.
There was no helping it; the current her was not yet the cold and emotionless Dr. MEI of the future.
At this moment, she was still a young girl who hadn't left the campus, so she would naturally feel joy for her own progress.
As an ordinary person who could only watch helplessly before, unable to do anything herself, she naturally couldn't help but feel happy now.
And it wasn't just her; Raiden Mei also radiated a feeling of joy along with her.
Different from MEI, Raiden Mei had always fought on the front lines with Leo. However, aside from being able to remind Leo where attacks would appear, she also couldn't do anything.
Even later on, her reminders became useless, and it was better to let Leo be vigilant himself.
Therefore, like MEI, she cared very much about her own "incompetence".
And now that she could finally fight, this naturally made her overjoyed.
"Mhm."
Nodding, Sakura spoke up to praise: "Not bad."
In fact, given her personality, it was very difficult to make such a move.
But no matter how low her EQ was, she could feel the uncontrollable joy of the "two people" before her, so she naturally wouldn't pour cold water on them at this moment.
However—
"The battle isn't over yet. Follow me closely."
Being able to give a compliment was already her greatest effort; before the mission ended, she wouldn't slack off in the slightest.
"Mhm."
Realizing her loss of composure, MEI hurriedly adjusted herself.
Similarly, a trace of purple thunder lit up on the long sword in her hand; this was Raiden Mei stating her position.
Afterward, they followed Sakura into the dark backstage of the rostrum.
[Instance: Chiba Academy · Canteen]
"She actually didn't come?"
After clearing the entire canteen once, Kiana did not find traces of Bronya... even though she had agreed with Bronya yesterday to meet here!
Moreover, they had also agreed on the time, so there was no possibility that Bronya just happened to be pulled back into the Treasure Chest right now.
So in other words—
"Bronya encountered an accident?"
Although she said this, she wasn't worried that something major had happened to Bronya.
After all, leaving aside that Bronya was protected by the Treasure Chest, ordinary monsters without intelligence wouldn't attack her, and would even treat her as a friendly unit.
Even if she really encountered a monster with intelligence, she could just shrink back into the Treasure Chest, and there would be no problem.
After all, the Treasure Chest belonged to a manifestation of Tongzi and was protected by Tongzi.
Otherwise, the monsters with intelligence would have gone to open the Treasure Chest long ago!
"Forget it, that guy doesn't need my worry."
Rolling her eyes, Kiana understood even more that her worrying was useless.
Immediately, she walked towards the next area—the Medical Room.
And as Leo eliminated that Eye Monster and the monster big shot behind the opponent, this place also became "lively," with two new types of monsters appearing: Nurses and Doctors.
The former had a good figure; looking from afar from behind, one would only feel physically and mentally pleasant.
However, when the other party turned their head around, the vast majority of people would be scared half to death.
—Their heads had all exploded from the center, opening a spiral bloody maw like a sandworm.
On those dense teeth, there were even meat scraps hanging.
As for the source of the meat scraps, naturally, it was those Doctors.
Although they wore white coats and looked very professional, the physiques of these Doctors all appeared incomparably bloated.
That massive body even made people think a black bear spirit had achieved consciousness and was looking for steamed corn buns here.
And although they were bloated, their movement speed was not slow at all; in fact, their speed was surprisingly fast.
Regarding strength, Kiana estimated they were around late [D-Rank], while the Nurses were mid [D-Rank].
The latter were vassals of the former, capable of allowing the former to exert even more powerful strength through their offering.
And if the former suffered a fatal injury, they would—
"Wah!"
The Doctor's chest suddenly opened a terrifying large mouth up and down, swallowing a Nurse beside him into his mouth in one bite.
—Blood bags. This was precisely the function of the Nurses!
"Truly troublesome..."
Although she said this, for Kiana, this was nothing more than firing two extra shots.
After all, her numerical values had already reached the peak of [D-Rank]. It was only because she hadn't found a [C-Rank] License; otherwise, her strength could be even greater.
But even so, relying on her numerical values and the combat experience accumulated over many years, she still easily swam like a dragon here, farming quite a bit of [Imaginary Energy] for Leo.
"Bang!"
With the final gunshot, the entire Medical Room returned to silence once again.
Watching that faceless Doctor gradually disappear on the spot, she planned to head back.
After all, they had agreed back in the Real World to temporarily stop exploration on this side and prioritize the Kendo Hall side.
—This side was too close to the [75%] area!
And on this return trip, she didn't encounter any obstacles, only when she returned to the Canteen—
"This is?"
Looking at the white paper pasted on the glass, she leaned in to take a look.
Of course, during the entire process, she kept her Valkyrie armor active, afraid of capsizing in a gutter.
However, after seeing the handwriting on it clearly, she relaxed.
"It's Bronya's handwriting..."
Pursing her lips, after reading the content, she muttered to herself: "That's just perfect."
The information Bronya conveyed to her was very simple: the other party was also digesting that powerful power of the Herrscher of Thunder.
So the one who ran over to leave the note wasn't Bronya, but her Project Bunny 19C!
—Following that powerful force, she was already able to manifest Project Bunny 19C.
And understanding that Bronya couldn't leave the Treasure Chest recently, Kiana completely relaxed.
Although she said she wasn't worried, she definitely still wanted to know Bronya's condition more or less.
And now that she knew, she could naturally support Leo's side with light steps.
With Leo's arrival, the speed of their group was naturally even faster.
In no time, they flat-pushed their way to the Kendo Hall.
And similar to the Medical Room, the Kendo Hall at this moment had also become lively.
Shadow Ninja Zombies in groups of twos and threes were scattered in every corner of the Kendo Hall.
They either sat on the ground resting or sparred with each other; truly a scene of vitality where all living things compete.
It was just a pity that with the arrival of Leo and the others, these Shadow Ninja Zombies also turned their gazes toward these intruders in unison.
Immediately, a great battle was naturally unavoidable.
Honestly speaking, regarding individual strength, every single one of these Shadow Ninja Zombies was far inferior to that single Shadow Ninja Zombie from before.
But leaving aside their numbers, just their tacit cooperation was surprisingly difficult to deal with.
However—
"We'll intercept a portion of the Shadow Ninja Zombies; leave the rest for MEI to solve."
In front of the two stats monsters, Leo and Sakura, no matter how well these Shadow Ninja Zombies cooperated, it was useless.
Even if that past Lord Shadow Ninja Zombie was reborn, it would equally only receive the fate of becoming MEI's EXP baby.
To be honest, Zombies that knew kendo like this were most suitable to become MEI's touchstone.
"Mhm."
Nodding, Sakura understood Leo's meaning and engaged the Shadow Ninja Zombies in front of her without killing them.
Thus, MEI first faced one Shadow Ninja Zombie, then two, three...
Until she faced five at once, she finally couldn't withstand it.
There was no helping it; although her numerical values were higher than the previous Leo, her experience was less.
As for Raiden Mei, her memory wasn't complete, and her combat experience came more from Leo.
And leaving aside the difference between men and women, Leo's style wasn't something just anyone could learn.
One could even say that MEI and Leo's combat styles were completely incompatible.
After all, MEI's advantage was sufficient calmness, accumulating momentum bit by bit until a certain critical point, laying the foundation for victory like pushing over dominoes.
While Leo was different. Although he would also calmly analyze the situation, provided there was a sliver of a chance for victory, he would disregard everything like a madman. Even at the cost of injuring himself, he would secure the victory first.
Strictly speaking, there was no superiority or inferiority between the two combat styles, only personal choice.
However, when discussing a true life-and-death battle, the difference between the two sides would naturally be exposed.
But MEI also had great self-knowledge. She understood she was at most a Sub-DPS. Compared to risking her life like crazy, it was better to calmly analyze the battle situation and create opportunities for Leo to win.
So if it were in a team battle, her choice was undoubtedly correct.
But in a battle fought by her alone, her upper limit wouldn't be considered high.
At the very least, right now, she could at most face four Shadow Ninja Zombies alone.
If it were Leo, under the premise of choosing to [Reset] later, he could even kill everyone in the entire Kendo Hall alone.
—Under the circumstance where both had the same numerical values.
Therefore, this could only be said to be a difference in the tactical positions the two chose.
And when Kiana arrived, MEI had only just managed to solve the last few Shadow Ninja Zombies.
"Bronya needs to digest the power she obtained over there; she cannot contact us for the time being."
As soon as they met, she spoke about Bronya's situation.
"That's just perfect."
Just as Kiana thought, Leo smiled and said: "We can use this time to accumulate more strength. When she can move, we will coordinate from inside and outside to directly rescue her."
Since Bronya had become a Treasure Chest, there was definitely a BOSS guarding her, and its strength was absolutely not weak.
Therefore, if they could have more time to become stronger, this was naturally a good thing.
"Mhm, I think so too."
The corners of her mouth hooked into a smile, and Kiana said: "Let's capture this place first."
After speaking, she looked towards the deeper part of the Kendo Hall; there was a dark and lightless tunnel there.
Due to various previous troubles, Leo had never had the time to return here to continue the capture.
But tonight, he should also end the farce here.
—Let me see what other Lord Zombie is waiting for me!
But although he said that, with his current numerical values, the Zombies here should be calling him Lord!
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